Africa South Africa Scheduled blackouts due to the inability of the state-owned energy company Eskom to ensure a sufficient supply of energy resulted in the death of 40.000 chickens on an industrial farm in the country
Africa South Africa Mermaiding, swimming with legs wrapped in a monofin, is all the rage in South Africa, with the sport becoming very popular between Johannesburg and Cape Town
Africa South Africa The death toll from an explosion of a tanker truck in the town of Boksburg has risen to 34, including 10 health workers at a nearby hospital; the truck was carrying gas when it got stuck under a low-lying bridge
Africa South Africa Eskom's CEO has promised a Christmas Day respite from the prolonged and unprecedented power cuts the country has been experiencing for months, though the state-owned company warned that people must prepare for a prolonged electricity crisis
Africa South Africa Ruling party kicked off a closely watched convention on Friday that looks set to re-elect Cyril Ramaphosa as its leader, despite money-stealing scandal; 4.500 African National Congress delegates from across the country will vote at the 5-day convention
Africa South Africa South African rugby player and Rugby World Cup winner Sbu Nkosi has been reported to the police as a missing person, his club said on Saturday
Africa South Africa Sibongile Mongadi, founder of Ukuhamba Prosthetics, a small company that uses 3D technology to produce low-cost prosthetic limbs from recycled materials such as water bottles - makes amputee care accessibile to many who couldn’t afford it
Africa South Africa Communities are urged to respect schools, specially during the critical time of examinations for the Grade 12; authorities defined ‘very regressive’ the disrupting of exams because the community has a grievance, saying they wouldn’t tolerate the practice
Africa South Africa South African farmers claim that the import restrictions on vegetables in Botswana and Namibia to develop their agricultural industries have created an unfair playing field in the region
Africa South Africa The lack of electricity stimulated the creativity of some 20 teenagers who invented the country's first completely solar-powered train to help their commuting parents forced to make difficult daily journeys
Africa South Africa South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared that his government supports the self-proclaimed Saharawi Arab Republic (SADR) in Western Sahara 'without hesitation'
Africa South Africa According to Emrie Brown, CEO of the Rand Merchant Bank, South Africa's energy crisis will require investments, from both the public and private sectors, worth an estimated €1,2 trillion up to 2030
Africa South Africa The country, the continent's leading industrial powerhouse with a population of nearly 60 million, has again been hit by drastic power outages caused by faults in its outdated and poorly maintained facilities, state-owned utility Eskom said on Sunday